The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-12-15

folly Of foolish men finds expression
at the ballot-box, while the wisdom Of
the wisest women is excluded. Lucy
Stone, IN Woman's Journal.
ITEMS ABOUT WOMEN.
MRs. HENRY WARD BEECHER has for
many years edited department in the
Domestic Monthly.
MRs. MAY s. KNAGGs conducts a de-
partment for women in the Bay CITY
(Mich.) Tribune.
LADY BRAssEY was writing another
book of travels at the time Of her
death. 1t was only half finished, and
will probably never be published.
Miss LOUISE CABLE, the eldest daugh-
ter of George w. Cable, the novelist.
has marked artistic talent, and may
some day illustrate her fathers books.
Miss YOUMANs, who was for many
years the assistant and companion in
studies of her brother, the late Prof
Edward L. Youmans, has succeeded to
the editorship of the Popular Science
Monthly.
The PRINCESS OLYMPIA BARIATINskI
is trusted political agent Of the Gar.
She is now in Berlin on confidential
mission to Emperor William. The
Car evidently believes that woman
can keep a secret.
Mrs. REBEccA MOORE, the valued
English correspondent of the WOMAN's
JOURNAL. was the guest of the N. E
Women's Club at its opening recep-
ton last Monday. She will spend the
winter in America.
MISS IDA l. GRIFFIN, Of Syracuse.
N. Y. Democratic candidate for School
Commissioner in the Third district of
Oswego County, was elected by nearly
four hundred majority, running six
hundred ahead Of her ticket.
Miss SARAH BURR has left about
800, 900 to the Mt Sinai Hospital and
the Hebrew Orphan Asylum in New
York. It is unusual for Christians to
make bequests to Jewish institutions.
and the Jewish Messenger advocates
memorial to Miss Burr's memory.
Mrs. T. G. CAswELL says: Rob
the working-man Of his franchise, and
his wages will depreciate one-half He
knows the ballot is the lever that
moves the world. and accordingly he
holds sacred his political rights. The
toiling American woman also knows
the value of the elective franchise, and
she. too. wants it in her hand"
CHRISTIE BELL" says. in letter to
the Woman's Journal, that the fatigue
and injury to health suffered by won.
en- who have to run sewing-machine
continually, can be prevented by wear
ing Turkish trousers while at work, in
stead Of the ordinary dress-skirt She
has tried it, and is satisfied Of the fact
by repeated experiments.
Rosa BoNHEUR, the celebrated artist,
once had "philopena" with Russian
prince, and the prince lost. He asked
what he should give her as his forfeit.
She answered, jokingly: "Oh. any
pretty little animal that can use for q
model Several months after, when
she had almost forgotten the affair. she
received her philopena present-three
magnificent white bears.
MADELEINE GARNER. q niece oi
Joaquin Miller. is clerk in the pos tai
department. She lives entirely alone
in the log-cabin erected by Miller on
Meridian Hill, just outside of Wash
ington. She seems to have no fear OF
danger in her out-of-the way retreat,
and attributes her lack of nervousness
to clear conscience and the posses
sion Of trusty revolver. She is a
crack shot at this weapon. and devotes
some of her spare moments every day
to pistol practice. She is artistic in
her tastes. and her sketches are ex-
tremely clever. At her department
desk she is retiring, industrious and
able.
Miss CLARA S. POTTER, Bishop Potter !
daughter, is showing unusual exec
utive ability as president of the Girls
Endeavor Club, one of Miss Grace
Dodge's thirteen clubs for the working
girls Of New York. The club occupies
stately old-fashioned house in quar-
ter once fashionable. but now decayed.
1t includes clearinghouse, classes
in dress-making, cookery and elocu-
ton. and evening entertainments in
which the working-girls themselves are
the chief performers. I'VE girls like
it 4 great deal BETTER" said one oi
them, ..when we do things ourselves.
There's more interest about it than
when outsiders entertain US" Human
nature is much the same in rich girls
or poor ones.
| A PLEASANT incident of the meeting
of the American Woman Suffrage Asso.
citation held recently in Philadelphia
was the presentation to the audience
Of Mrs. +. r. Hunter. Of Wichita,
KAN. as real voter who could never
be mistaken anywhere for any but 4
modest and good woman. When the
applause subsidized, Mrs. Hunter said
that in Wichita there were four candi
dates for mayor. Two OF them were
unknown to the women. who were told
on inquiry that they Were ''some oi
the boys" But the Wichita women
wa ted men and not boys for mayor
When these unknown candidates found
that six hundred Of the best women
had registered. they withdrew. snre
that they had no chance of electioh.
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